Author: Mario Spencer

A Dior calendar for $11K? Here’s how the humble advent calendar has gone bananas

Advent calendars are depicted in a composite photo.

Today you can buy an advent calendar containing almost any product you can imagine, from Lego to whisky, ice cream to jewelry, sex toys to fishing lures.

Air Canada wins court battle to quash $2,000 payout to passenger for delayed luggage

Planes in a row on the tarmac.

Following an 11-month court battle, Air Canada has successfully overturned a Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA) decision requiring the airline to pay a passenger $2,079 for delayed baggage. But the case isn’t over yet.

Calvin McDonald, Canadian-born Lululemon leader, to step down as CEO

 A close-up shot of Lululemon CEO Calvin McDonald

Lululemon Athletica said that CEO Calvin McDonald was leaving the company without a replacement and raised its annual profit forecast, sending shares up about 10 per cent in extended trade on Thursday.

Court approves $18M sale of HBC royal charter to Thomsons, Westons

A historical document is pictured.

Two of Canada’s wealthiest families have cleared the final hurdle on the road to buying and donating the royal charter that created the Hudson’s Bay Co.

Canada posts small trade surplus in September after months of deficits

The Canada-U.S. Peace Arch border crossing in Surrey, B.C. on April 24, 2020.

Canada posted a small monthly international trade surplus in September, reversing a trend of seven consecutive months of deficits, data showed on Thursday.

Disney to invest $1B US in OpenAI, license Marvel, Star Wars characters for Sora tool

The Walt Disney logo is shown on a stock trader's screen.

Walt Disney is investing $1 billion US in OpenAI and will let the startup use characters from Star Wars, Pixar and Marvel franchises in its Sora AI video and image generator, a crucial deal that could reshape how Hollywood makes content.

AI is skyrocketing the price of RAM. Computers, phones and tablets could be next

RAM memory chips are seen in this illustration photo June 21, 2017.

If you’ve been in the market recently for RAM, you’ve probably noticed a major spike in prices as memory manufacturers pivot more of their production capacity away from consumer products to supplying AI companies instead, which are rapidly building out data centres that need massive amounts of memory to operate.

Would Netflix buying Warner Bros. kill movies in theatres?

The movie theatre industry has expressed grave concerns over Netflix's potential takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery as it relates to the future of theatre going.

Some in the movie theatre industry are expressing grave concerns over Netflix’s bid to buy Warner Bros. Discovery, worried it poses a threat to the future of theatregoing itself. Meanwhile, industry analysts suggest theatre companies and studios need to do more to give customers faced with rising prices compelling reasons to see movies in cinemas.

Beef prices are soaring. Here’s why Canada is facing record-low cattle numbers

A cow with a yellow ear tag eats hay

There is a slight bit of positive news for those who love to grill a steak in the summer or enjoy a roast dinner during the chilly winter months: beef prices are expected to climb further in 2026, but not by as much as in recent years.

Trump’s point man on trade floats separate deals with Canada and Mexico

Jamieson Greer, seen behind some out-of-focus microphones and cameras

U.S. President Donald Trump’s lead trade negotiator says the administration is considering breaking up the three-way free trade agreement with Canada and Mexico, moving toward separate deals instead.